Early Learning

EYFS Tramway Tales

Join Tramway Ted for a tram ride to Colyton and enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and activities in the Garden Room. Sessions can be themed to link with specific topics. A sensory version of Tramway Tales is also available for pupils with SEND.

EYFS Statutory Framework links:

Listening, attention and understanding

• Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions
• Make comments about what they have heard and ask questions to clarify their understanding
• Hold conversation when engaged in back-and-forth exchanges with their teacher and peers
• Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions

Speaking

• Make comments about what they have heard and ask questions to clarify their understanding
• Hold conversation when engaged in back-and-forth exchanges with their teacher and peers
• Participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary

Literacy

• Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary
• Anticipate key events in stories
• Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role-play

Building relationships

• Work and play cooperatively and take turns with others

Fine motor skills

• Hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing using the tripod grip in almost all cases
• Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paint brushes and cutlery

2.5 hours including return tram journey from Seaton to Colyton

This session is also offered at Key Stage 1

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